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History Lesson 8 Grade VIII - History Lesson 8. Women, Caste and Reform Objective Type Questions (1 Mark each) I. Multiple choice questions 1. In 1875 which samaj was founded? a. Brahmo b. Matva c. Satnami d. Arya 2. __________ were known as Ati Shudras. a. Brahmans b. untouchables c. Vaishyas d. touchables 3. The writer of the book “Stripurushtulna” was a. Pandita Ramabai b. Tarabai Shinde c. Laxmi Bai d. Rashsundari Debi 4. In which year was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed a. 1929 b. 1949 c. 1939 d. 1959 5. ________ were an important untouchables caste of Andhra Pradesh. a. Madigas b. Sadigas c. Aadigas d. Tadigas 6. Name the presidency in which untouchables were not allowed in government schools. a. Madras b. Bengal c. Bombay d. Chennai 7. He was born in 1827 a. Haridas Thakur b. Rammohan Roy c. Periyar d. Jyotirao Phule 8. Brahmans claim that they were superior because they were ________. a. Rich b. Aryans c. educated d. Rajputs 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 1 Created by Pinkz II. Multiple choice questions 1. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by a. Dayanand Saraswati b. Raja Rammohun Roy c. Vivekananda d. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar 2. A window home was established at Poona by a. Tarabai Shinde b. Pandita Ramabai c. Mumtaz Ali d. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain 3. Peasants and artisans were referred to as a. Vaishyas b. Shudras c. Untouchables d. Kshatriyas 4. Periyar founded a. Self-Respect Movement b. Temple Entry Movement c. Paramhans Mandali d. Dalit Movement 5. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College was opened by a. Khizr Khan b. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad c. Sayyid Ahmed Khan d. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) III. Multiple choice questions 1. Who supported the idea of self-respect movement? a. Mumtaz Ali b. Rammohun Roy c. Periyar d. PanditaRamabai 2. The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by a. Dayanand Saraswati b. Rammohun Roy c. Periyar d. PanditaRamabai 3. The SatyashodhakSamaj association was founded by a. Mumtaz Ali b. Periyar c. Jyotirao d. B.R. Ambedkar 2 Created by Pinkz 4. Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year a. 1826 b. 1856 c. 1876 d. 1886 5. What is coolie ship? a. Luggage lifter at railway platform b. A ship that carried many Indians to Mauritius c. Association of Coolies d. Non of the above 6. E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name a. Phule b. Periyar c. Vidyasagar d. Dayanand Saraswati 7. During which period did Ambedkar lead three temple entry movement? a. Between 1900 to 1927 b. Between 1927 to 1935 c. Between 1935 to 1940 d. Between 1940 to 1945 8. PrarathanaSamaj was founded by a. H.L.V. Derozio b. Swami Vivekananda c. R.G. Bhandarkar d. Raja Rammohun Roy 9. Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V. Derozio? a. Young Bengal b. Brahmo Samaj c. Veda Samaj d. Aligarh Movement 10. Who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta? a. Mumtaz Ali b. Begum RokeyaSakhawat Hossain c. Sayyid Ahmed Khan d. None of these 11. The first Urdu novels began to be written from a. the late sixteenth century b. the late seventeenth century c. the late eighteenth century d. the late nineteenth century 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (d) 3 Created by Pinkz IV. Multiple choice questions 1. In her book Stripurushtulna, she wrote “Isn’t a women’s life as dear to her as yours is to you. Her face is not be seen a widowed woman is a bad woman”. Who wrote these words? a. PanditaRamabai b. Tarabai Shinde c. Begum RokeyaShekhawat Hossain d. Rashundari Devi 2. Arya Samaj, an organization to reform Hinduism was formed in 1875 by: a. Swami Vivekananda b. Sri Paramhans c. Swami Dayananda Saraswati d. Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 3. Sri Narayan Guru, in present day’s Kerala belonged to a low caste of: a. Ezhavas b. Mahar c. Madigas d. Agarias 4. In Bombay, ParamhansMandali was formed in 1840 to: A. Work for the abolition of the caste system B. Eliminate untouchability C. Question the injustices of the caste system D. Violate class taboos on food and touchability a. A, B, C b. B, C, D c. A, B, C, D d. A, C, D 5. The SatyashodhakSamaj, an association which proclaimed and propagated caste equality was founded by: a. Sri Narayan Guru b. Jyotirao Phule c. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar d. E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker 6. Young Bengal Movement was started by: a. Henry Derozio b. James Mill c. Henry Thomas Colebrooke d. William Jones 7. The Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College was founded by: a. Muhammad Ali b. Shaukat Ali c. Sayyid Ahmed Khan d. Deoband School 8. Madigas were an important untouchable caste of present day’s: a. Madhya Pradesh b. Orissa c. Bihar d. Andhra Pradesh 4 Created by Pinkz 9. A reform association known as ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was formed by: a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy b. Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar c. Keshav Dutt d. Rabindranath Tagore 10. The practice of ‘Sati’ was banned in: a. 1826 b. 1827 c. 1828 d. 1829 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (d) I. Match the following Column A Column B 1. Temple Entry movement a. 1864 2. Sati was banned b. 1875 3. Mohammedan Anglo-oriental c. 1829 4. Veda Samaj d. 1927 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) II. Match the following Column A Column B 1. The Prarthana Samaj a. Madras 2. The Veda Samaj b. Calcutta 3. The Singh Subhas c. Bombay 4. The Brahma Samaj d. Bengal 5. The Brahman Sabha e. Amritsar 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (e) 4. (b) 5. (d) 5 Created by Pinkz III. Match the following Column A Column B 1. Orthodox a. Peasants, artisans like weavers and potters 2. Suffrage b. An important untouchable caste of Andhra Pradesh 3. Vaishayas c. The women who died on the funeral of her dead husband 4. Shudras d. Fanatic, fundamentalists 5. Sati e. Right to vote 6. Madigas f. Traders and moneylenders 1. (d) 2. (e) 3. (f) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) IV. Match the following Column A Column B 1. Sati a. Jyotirao Phule 2. Modigas b. Shri Narayan Guru 3. Brahmo Samaj c. Burning of women at husband’s funeral pyre 4. Stripurushtulna d. Leather workers 5. Low caste Exhavas e. Raja Rammohan Roy 6. Satya ShodhakSmaj f. Critic of Hindu culture 7. Periyar g. Non-Brahman movement 8. The Veda Samaj h. Established in Madras, 1864 9. A great Scholar of Sanskrit i. PanditaRamabai 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (e) 4. (a) 5. (f) 6. (b) 7. (g) 8. (h) 9. (i) I. Fill in the blanks 1. ___________ and ___________ continued the movement for caste system in the 20th century. 2. All religious authorities saw social division and inequalities as ___________. 6 Created by Pinkz 3. __________ people were captured and brought from Africa to America and sold to white planters. 4. The __________ revolution started in 1776. 5. __________ was the one of the main leaders of the Brahmo Samaj. 6. Henry Louis VivanDerozio was a teacher at ___________ College, Calcutta. 7. _________ was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa. 8. _________ Samaj was established in 1867. 9. The first Singh Sabhas were founded at ______ in 1873 and at __________ in 1879. 10. _________ college was established in 1892. 1. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Ramaswami Naicker 2. God-given 3. Black 4. American 5. Keshab Chander Sen 6. Hindu 7. Swami Vivekananda 8. Prarthana 9. Amritsar, Lahore 10. Khalsa II. Fill in the blanks 1. _______ were an important untouchable caste of present-day Andhra Pradesh. 2. Tarabai Shinde published a book named ________. 3. Raja Rammohun Roy was well versed in _______, _________ and several other Indian and European languages. 4. The Satnami movement was founded by ______ who belonged to a low caste family. 5. The Begums of _____ played a vital role in promoting education among women. 1. Madigas 2. Stripurushtulna 3. Sanskrit, Persian 4. Ghasidas 5. Bhopal III. Fill in the blanks 1. The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in ____________. 2. In 1873, Phule wrote ___________. 3. In __________ the Muslim league demanded ‘Independent State’ for Muslims. 4. ________ was observed on 26th January 1930 all over the country. 7 Created by Pinkz 5. The knowledge of _______ texts help the reformers promote new laws. 6. Ambedkar was born into a _________ family. 7. Periyar was an outspoken critic of __________. 1. 1929 2. Gulamgiri 3. 1940 4. Independence day 5. Ancient 6. Mahar 7. Hindu scriptures IV. Fill in the blanks 1. Two hundred years ago, most ______ had no access to education. 2. Women who died on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called ________. 3. ______________ founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta. 4. Sati was banned in ________. 5. Many British officials had also begun to ______ Indian traditions and customs. 6. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar suggested that ______ could remarry, and a law was passed in ________________. 7. Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the reform association called ________ in ________. 8. Some Muslin reformers such as _________ reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education. 9. Begun RokeyaSakhawat Hossain started schools for Muslim girls in _______ and ________. 10.
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